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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-9948): Python vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-9948): Python vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
03/23/2019
Created
09/11/2019
Added
09/10/2019
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

urllib in Python 2.x through 2.7.16 supports the local_file: scheme, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that blacklist file: URIs, as demonstrated by triggering a urllib.urlopen('local_file:///etc/passwd') call.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-python2-7
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python2-7-minimal
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-4-minimal
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-5
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-5-minimal
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-6
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-6-minimal
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-7
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-7-minimal

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